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Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.

  • George Orwell

  • Kyiv says Russian troops need Starlink so badly they're trying to get Ukrainians to register terminals for them

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  • No. The story I believe you're refering to has been admitted to having been false by the very person who originated it. The correction just never stuck and people continue to spread the false version even to this day.

    Did Elon Musk Turn Off Starlink Access in Crimea To Disrupt Ukrainian Attack?

    It wasn’t enabled in Crimea in the first place. The author misspoke/lied about in the book and has later admitted it.

    U.S. sanctions to Russia forbid the use of Starlink. This includes crimea and the occupied territories. That’s why it wasn’t enabled.

    To clarify on the Starlink issue: the Ukrainians THOUGHT coverage was enabled all the way to Crimea, but it was not. They asked Musk to enable it for their drone sub attack on the Russian fleet. Musk did not enable it, because he thought, probably correctly, that would cause a major war.

    And before someone points out the ‘cause major war’ things, those are Walters words, not Elon’s. Musk said “It would make SpaceX explicitly complicit in a marjor act of war and conflict escalation” He later also added that had he been contacted by the US officials and asked to enable it he would, but they didn’t.

  • UK | Oatly banned from using word ‘milk’ to label vegan drinks

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  • I was being facetious, but I actually get your point now - and yeah, I agree.

  • What desktop operating system would you recommend to the average user?

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  • Average user needs their computer mainly as a device to run a web browser. Mac does that the most reliably. This seems objectively true to me.

    If they're a nerd, then either Linux or Windows depending on what kind of nerd they are.

    Windows for gaming.

  • UK | Oatly banned from using word ‘milk’ to label vegan drinks

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  • A milk is the result of the process of milking

    It can produce other fluids as well.

  • Age-old problems require age-old solutions

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  • Being around people while high gives me anxiety unless they're high too.

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  • Human living outdoors on a field 24/7 would also be much more likely to get hit by a lightning.

  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
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    Considering that LLMs are trained on the whole of the internet, it's kind of amazing that they don't talk back to you like a condescending, smug asshole

  • MacOS is the worst Operating System

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  • I guess your universal truths override my lived subjective experience then.

    I was wrong. I just thought I liked MacOS better but actually it sucks donkey balls.

  • MacOS is the worst Operating System

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  • I switched from a gaming PC, so it's not about performance. The PC was objectively more powerful, but the user experience on Mac was simply better thanks to the OS.

    Basically, the difference felt the same as me comparing my well-kept custom-built PC to a €300 supermarket PC full of junk and bloatware that I'd have to clean up at a relative's place.

  • Today I replaced the wipers on the car

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  • I just realized the other day that I've only replaced the wipers on my truck once - when I bought it six years ago - and never since. They're still perfectly fine.

    Probably has something to do with keeping it in a garage tent so it's mostly protected from the sun and freezing. I bet ice is what destroys them the most - especially everything you do to de-ice them besides just melting it.

  • MacOS is the worst Operating System

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  • I have an almost 10-year-old MacBook Pro, and I gotta say - of all the tech I've ever owned, it's hands down the most hassle-free experience I've ever had. It might not be for power users, but for shitposting and watching YouTube videos it's been absolutely fantastic. It just works, and there's virtually never any issues with anything.

    The only negative things I have to say about it have more to do with its age than it being a Mac.

    I'm very intrigued by the Framework laptop, but I dunno - I might just get another Mac instead. Especially now that they've brought back the card reader, HDMI, and a proper keyboard.

  • Goooogle!

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  • Kuoopioon! Onko Kuopioon menijöitä?On täällä!Kuopion juna meni justiinsa!

  • Landmark trial accusing tech giants of harming children with addictive social media begins

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  • My unpopular opinion is that social media is simply inherently incompatible with human nature. I don't think it's anyone's fault per se. It's like heroin in the sense that it doesn't matter how you distribute it - it's going to cause harm because hijacking our reward systems is the reason we use it in the first place. If you modify it so all that goes away, then what you're left with is water - and nobody wants that.

    I don't know what the solution is, though. I don't think banning it is a solution, but I'm not sure how to square the harmfulness of it. It's not just kids it's bad for - it's everyone. And yeah, there are degrees to it - perhaps Lemmy is objectively better than an algorithm-based message board like Reddit, but something being better doesn't make it good. A non-toxic heroin that you can't OD on is also better than the alternative, but it's still going to be harmful. It's an arbitrary line we collectively just decide to draw somewhere - even though you could argue infinitely about nudging it one way or the other.

  • What are your thoughts on apolitical people?

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  • a nearby place to pick up package shipping if it can’t come to the door

    That's 700 meters away. The nearest bus stop is 5 meters from where my property ends. Welcome - my other neighbour is probably dying soon anyway judging by the coughing when he comes out for cigarette every 30 minutes or so.

  • South Korea presents KMPV KM120 120mm mortar carrier for rapid indirect fire at WDS 2026

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  • Seems quite similar to the Patria Tremos that was just unveiled recently. It doesn't use legs for stability though.

  • Horses can smell fear in humans, researchers say

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  • Horses seem to be fearful of just about everything. I wonder how they distinguish between the scent of their own fear and the fear of others.

  • General Staff: Russia has lost 1,247,580 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

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  • 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers total. Just like I said. Not monthly as you claimed - despite not having lived under a rock for the last four years.

  • Do you like working from home? Yes or no, gimme some reasons.

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  • No. I thought I would but I don't get anything done. I'll rather just have a time and location where to show up.

  • General Staff: Russia has lost 1,247,580 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

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  • What's the minimum number of food items you can survive on exclusively and what are they?

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  • Breastmilk should be enough. Just difficult to source.

  • Today I Learned @lemmy.world
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    TIL that in 1952 Adidas bought the rights to the "three stripes" from a Finnish sportswear manufacturer called Karhu for two bottles of whiskey and the equivalent of €1,600.

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    How much do you pay for food each month?

  • Dull Men's Club @lemmy.world
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    Customer called earlier today about a potential job - I told them I'm free on monday

  • DIY @slrpnk.net
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    Built a partition to separate two rooms

  • Dull Men's Club @lemmy.world
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    After caferul consideration I've come to the conclusion that bubble levels should have adjustment screw for calibration

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    What are you lying to yourself about?

  • Dull Men's Club @lemmy.world
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    Multiple times a week I eat my lunch on the floor of a complete stranger's apartment

  • DIY @slrpnk.net
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    I did a complete bathroom remodel

  • Mildly Infuriating @lemmy.world
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    Tried to carefully install the faucet immediately after gluing and caulking the sink

  • Dull Men's Club @lemmy.world
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    I didn't go to work today

  • DIY @slrpnk.net
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    Made a plywood stand for my vacuum

  • Dull Men's Club @lemmy.world
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    I revived a completely dried up paint brush with pine oil soap

  • You Should Know @lemmy.world
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    YSK that electric blankets are cheap and incredibly cozy

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    What content filters are you using to clean up your Lemmy feed?

  • News @lemmy.world
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    Finnish authorities seize vessel following sea cable disruption

    yle.fi /a/74-20202087
  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    What items do you have multiple of even though one would suffice?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    What's a time you stuck to your principles despite it being inconvenient to you?

  • Today I Learned @lemmy.world
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    TIL that in the early 20th century there were clubs for fat men. You had to be over 200 lbs to join, pay one dollar for membership, and learn a secret handshake and a password.

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    Which one of your views gets you labeled as "the other"?